The Portland Timbers had such a standout expansion season that the club already is planning to expand the seating capacity of Jeld-Wen Field.

The team renovated the former minor-league baseball stadium in time for this season, and the Timbers sold out the 18,627-seat venue for all 17 home games this year. The new capacity is expected to be about 20,323 next season, adding seats to the north end of the stadium.

"We're opening access to people who otherwise would not be able to get to games and people who are on the waiting list to become season-ticket holders," Timbers CEO Mike Golub told The Oregonian. "We're going to open up those seats in the north end. At the same time, we're looking at some areas of the stadium where we might be able to add some seats. We're looking at -- for example -- on the new side, are there some areas where we can add some seating sections. We're studying that.

"We're not contemplating opening up every seat. We want to do it in phases that we're comfortable with. We're going to be cautious about what we're doing. We just want to continue to not put too much strain on the services in the concourse and ensure the experience remains positive."

The Timbers also will expand season-ticket packages to 14,500. This will allow the team to offer tickets to 40 percent of the club's 5,000 fans on the waiting list.